HOUSTON COUNTY: DISTRICT COURT:

An Inventory of Its Naturalization Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

Part or all of this collection is restricted.
For details, please see restrictions.

OVERVIEW


	Creator:	Minnesota. District Court (Houston County).
	Title:	Naturalization Records.
	Dates:	1854-1943.
	Language:	Materials in English.
	Abstract:	Declarations of intention (first papers), 1854-1943; final papers (second papers), 1859-1906; petition and record (final papers), 1907-1940; lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, 1930-1942; applications to take oath of allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1937; loose naturalization papers, A-Z, 1874-1892; and notices of application for admission to citizenship, 1922-1934.
	Quantity:	4 microfilm reels; 4.0 cubic feet (5 boxes).
	Location:	See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

ARRANGEMENT

Organized into 2 series: (1) Naturalization Records (Microfilm SAM 180); (2) Closed Originals.

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OTHER FINDING AIDS

Each volume includes an index.

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Access Restrictions:

Microfilmed originals (4.0 cubic feet) are closed to general use.

Microfilm Production:

Microfilm. Saint Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical Society, 1993.

Microfilm is available for sale or interlibrary loan from the Minnesota Historical Society.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. District Court (Houston County). Naturalization Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 991-62; 993-159

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 001730487

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

NATURALIZATION RECORDS (MICROFILM SAM 180)

Location

Reel

SAM 180

Declarations of Intention [fist papers], with indexes, 1854-1943. 11 volumes.

Frame 1. Volume A, 1854-1856.

Frame 86. Volume B, 1856-1859.

Index on page 71.

Frame 150. Volume A, 1859-1876.

Location

Reel

SAM 180

Frame 1. Volume B, 1876-1888.

Frame 319. 1884-1886.

Declarations do not duplicate volumes above.

Frame 446. Volume C, 1888-1905.

Frame 597. Volume D, 1905-1906.

Location

Reel

SAM 180

Frame 1. Volume 1, Nos. 1-99, 1907-1916.

Frame 64. Volume 2, Nos. 100-203, 1916-1924.

Frame 129. Volume 3, Nos. 204-229, 1924-1929.

Frame 153. Volume [4], Nos. 240-256, 1930-1943.

Final Papers [second papers], with indexes, 1859-1906. 5 volumes.

Frame 299. Volume A, 1859-1895.

Frame 359. Volume B:

Adults, 1895-1897.

Minors, 1896-1897, 1899-1903.

Location

Reel

SAM 180

Frame 1. Volume C:

Minors, 1898.

Adults, 1898-1903.

Frame 179. Volume D, adults, 1903-1906.

Frame 206. Volume D, minors, 1904-1906.

Petition Record [final papers], with indexes, 1907-1940. 3 volumes.

Frame 222. Volume A, Nos. 1-49, 1907-1913.

Frame 333. Volume B, Nos. 50-144, 1913-1928.

Frame 557. Volume C, Nos. 145-169, 1930-1940.

Other Records, 1874-1942. 2 volumes, 2 folders.

Frame 687. Citizenship Petitions Granted and Denied (lists), 1930-1940. 1 volume.

Frame 701. Applications to Take Oath of Allegiance, (naturalization by repatriation), 1937. 1 volume.

Frame 703. Loose Naturalization Papers, A-Z, 1874-1892. 1 folder.

Frame 712. Notices of Application for Admission to Citizenship, 1922-1934. 1 folder.

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CLOSED ORIGINALS

Access restricted. Closed to general use, researchers are directed to use the microfilm.

Location

309.G.10.7B

Declarations of Intention, with indexes, 1854-1943. 11 volumes.

Volume [A], 1854-1856.

Volume B, 1856-1859.

Index on page 71.

Location

301.A.4.2F-1

Volume A, 1859-1876.

Location

309.G.10.7B

Volume B, 1876-1888.

1884-1886.

Declarations do not duplicate volumes above.

Volume C, 1888-1905.

Location

301.A.4.2F-1

Volume D, 1905-1906.

Location

309.G.10.7BF

Volume 1, Nos. 1-99, 1907-1916.

Volume 2, Nos. 100-203, 1916-1924.

Volume 3, Nos. 204-229, 1924-1929.

Volume [4], Nos. 230-256, 1930-1943.

Location

301.A.4.2F-2

Final papers, with indexes, 1859-1906. 5 volumes.

Volume A, 1859-1895.

Volume B, adults, minors, 1895-1897; 1896-1897, 1899-1903.

Location

301.A.4.3B-1

Volume C, minors, adults, 1898; 1898-1903.

Volume D, adults, 1903-1906.

Location

301.A.4.3B-2

Volume D, minors, 1904-1906.

Petition and Record, with indexes, 1907-1940. 3 volumes.

Volume A, Nos. 1-49, 1907-1913.

Volume B, Nos. 50-144, 1913-1928.

Volume C, Nos. 145-169, 1930-1940.

Location

309.G.10.7B

Lists of citizenship petitions granted and denied, 1930-1942. 1 volume.

Applications to take Oath of Allegiance (naturalization by repatriation), 1937. 1 volume.

Loose naturalization papers, A-Z, 1874-1892. 1 folder.

Location

301.A.4.3B-2

Notices of application for admission to citizenship, 1922-1934. 1 folder.

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RELATED MATERIALS

Minnesota. District Court (Houston County). Minutes, Volume 1a includes information on final citizenship papers issued for 1856-1859.

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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:: Immigrants -- Minnesota -- Houston County.; Naturalization -- Minnesota -- Houston County.

Document Types:: Declarations -- Minnesota -- Houston County.; Naturalization records -- Minnesota -- Houston County.; Microforms.

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